Drought
Gachagua calls on Kenyans to contribute percentage of their salaries to drought response
Reading Time: 2 minutes Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has called on Kenyans to contribute a percentage of their salaries to a drought response kitty. […]
Helping millions weather the drought
Reading Time: 4 minutes Distribution of relief food in various counties has intensified amid reports that 12 children had died at a nutrition centre […]
Crisis as worst drought in 40 years kills wildlife
Reading Time: 3 minutes Wildlife, Kenya’s heritage is being decimated by the worst drought in 40 years. In most of the over 40 National […]
Drought hits meat quality in Kajiado
Reading Time: 2 minutes A section of public health officers and veterinary doctors have raised concerns over the safety of meat during this drought […]
‘Drought tsunami’ puts 350 million at starvation risk
Reading Time: 5 minutes Food is now the most important economic, political and security issue globally, with many leaders at the recent United Nations […]
Livestock prices drop as drought intensifies
Reading Time: 2 minutes Livestock prices have adversely dropped in many markets in the North Rift as drought takes its toll in the region. […]
Drought situation in Kenya to persist, experts caution
Reading Time: 2 minutes The drought situation ravaging parts of Kenya is bound to worsen, dimming expectations of recovery for the region that has […]
Agency issues drought alert in 7 counties
Reading Time: < 1 minute National Drought Management Authority (NDMA) has raised concern over the worsening drought situation in the country, with seven counties at […]
Sh500m to cushion livestock farmers in drought-prone areas
Reading Time: 3 minutes The government has embarked on livestock off-take programme in more than 20 counties, to cushion against the effects of drought, […]
3.1m Kenyans face starvation as drought worsens in seven counties
Reading Time: 2 minutes Over 3.1 million Kenyans are facing starvation as a result of the biting drought. Speaking yesterday, Public Service, Youth and […]